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Healthy Aging
Communication Network |
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Falls Prevention
Information and Resources |
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Falls cause
significant burden to older Arizonans, to
Arizona, and our healthcare system. Annually, preventable falls are costing lives, causing
disability and
loss of independence.
Many falls are predictable and preventable. It is possible
to assess someone's risk for falls through established risk factors &
physiological assessment. Targeting & modifying risk factors
in those at high risk for falls has been shown to reduce their
risk, injuries & number of subsequent falls.
Comprehensive, multifactorial falls prevention has promise of reducing
healthcare costs, maintaining independence and avoiding disability.
Activity is an essential component of comprehensive, multifactorial falls
prevention as it builds balance, strength, stamina and coordination.
The Arizona Department of Health Services
Injury Prevention Program has recently published the
Injury Surveillance & Prevention Plan for the State of Arizona (2006-2010) [PDF 6.57M] providing data describing the State's burden
for falls.
HACN Information:
Currently,
the HACN supports meetings of the Governors
Council on Aging's (GACA), Social,
Health, & Alzheimer's Committee's (SHAC), Falls Prevention Subcommittee (FPSC),
who is working towards falls prevention and meets the first Thursday of the month in person and via web meetings
in the interim. For more information about the FPSC and the HACN, please contact
Ramona Rusinak, RN, PhD.
If you would like to join the HACN complete the
HACN Registry
Application.
For more information regarding the HACN, email
Ramona Rusinak, RN, PhD.
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